Apple iPhone and related items (cont.)

[Crispy]

In answer to sunray's question: Yes, webOS has support for 3rd party notifications that work just like the 1st party ones. Source

 

[Structaural]

Agreed, I think the jailbreak community is actually invaluable for apple developers. The new OS notifications system is undoubtedly a hybrid between SBSettings and LockInfo.

Indeed.

 

[elbows]

But all at the same time from 40 different apps?! When would this ever happen?

Depends whether 'at the same time' really means that. I dont think people are likely to receive that many at the same precise moment, but if we are talking about this many notifications building up during a period that the device is not touched, thats not so hard to believe.

Anyway Im not sure this strand of argument has any relevance anymore since it sounds like both these mobile operating system can (or will with next version) deal with all this stuff in a more than acceptable way, whatever the volume of notifications.

 

[Sunray]

I was ensuring that people compare like with like.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Depends whether 'at the same time' really means that. I dont think people are likely to receive that many at the same precise moment, but if we are talking about this many notifications building up during a period that the device is not touched, thats not so hard to believe.

Anyway Im not sure this strand of argument has any relevance anymore since it sounds like both these mobile operating system can (or will with next version) deal with all this stuff in a more than acceptable way, whatever the volume of notifications.

Indeed, it'll go the way of all that bleating about the fall of civilisation because the iPhone didn't have copy and past years ago...

 

[Kid_Eternity]

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[maximilian ping]

Any news on when iphone 5 is out? My iphone 3GS contract runs out in Nov so its enough time for release, then glitches ironed out, then get it. Someone told me rumour it was going to be a kind of simpler version of iphone 4, which sounds strange

 

[editor]

Any news on when iphone 5 is out?

There's only guesswork online, but the tech consensus seems to be that the the iPhone 5 is going to be more of an incremental upgrade rather than a big leap and will be coming out in a few months. But there again, that consensus could be totally wrong too and a massively improved new phone could be coming out next week!

So, in short, no one has any real idea.

 

[maximilian ping]

ta. if guesses are correct, risky strategy, esp with competition getting tougher: could mean people migrate to flashier climes

 

[UnderOpenSky]

ta. if guesses are correct, risky strategy, esp with competition getting tougher: could mean people migrate to flashier climes

A look at the new os should give you an idea of features, so that plus a hardware upgrade.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Any news on when iphone 5 is out? My iphone 3GS contract runs out in Nov so its enough time for release, then glitches ironed out, then get it. Someone told me rumour it was going to be a kind of simpler version of iphone 4, which sounds strange

You'll be well placed for the launch going by the majority of leaks.

 

[DIMPLES1]

Ebay app

Has anyone had any problems when bidding using the Ebay app?

I used it for the first time this week. This is what happened:-

The auction had been at £41 for days. In the last 2 minutes I put in a bid for £50, expecting it to go to £42 but it went to you have been outbid. So I thought someone else must have put a higher bid in already.

I was a bit dosey, having just woken up so I didn't think it was strange that it said highest bid £50.

I quickly put in £51, just in case.

Well it said exactly the same thing as last time, but I'd put it in at about 2 seconds to go, so it also said ended. Here is a photo of the screen

As you can see, again, it is asking me to bid again.

We'd been umming & arring over whether to bid or not, so I wasn't really bothered.

Imagine my surprise when I check my emails & I've won the auction

I messaged the seller & asked him if someone had pulled out, he said not. I explained what had happened & asked if anyone else had bid. He said, it was telling him someone else had bid, but he couldn't work out where

The minimum bid was £1.

Basically the app asked me to bid, on my own bid, pushing up the sale price. If I'd have bid on my PC I would have got the auction for £42.

I couldn't see anyone moaning about it on the the iTunes review thingy.

I'm very and

So am I the only one?

 

[Sunray]

Odd behaviour.

Its ebays software so I'd go onto their message boards and ask there.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

I've not seen that, though to be fair I avoid eBay on iOS because it's like giving an alcoholic a hipflask.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Never had that problem, and agree with FridgeMagnet above!

 

[Crispy]

Hold the power button and press the home button to take a screenshot btw

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Crazy!

 

[Kid_Eternity]

iPhone 4 Becomes The Most Popular Camera On Flickr

Not a surprise as this was on the cards for a while now but it's official, the iPhone 4 is now the most popular camera on Flickr. Makes sense given the high number of quality photography apps for tweaking and sharing (I'm a big fan of Instagram and PhotoToaster) via social media sites.

 

[editor]

Bloomberg are insisting that the iPhone 5 will be arriving this September. No doubt it will "change everything" all over again like the, err, iPhone 4 apparently did.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-22/apple-said-to-prepare-faster-iphone-for-september.html

 

[Kid_Eternity]

September doesn't sound far fetched tbh. As for your typical petulance regarding Apple's marketing I'd say 'meh', hardware isn't that far away from becoming no big deal, software is where's at.

 

[editor]

As for your typical petulance regarding Apple's marketing I'd say 'meh', hardware isn't that far away from becoming no big deal, software is where's at.

Pardon? I just commented that despite their boasts, I don't think the iPhone 4 "changed everything. again".

It's a good phone, but I don't think anyone seriously thinks it really changed everything, do they?

 

[editor]

Apple take down anti-Israeli app in 24 hours, a decision which has been widely reported:

Once again, Apple has fallen back on its developer guidelines as a reason for pulling an app that caused a public-relations catastrophe.

In just about 24 hours after a letter of complaint from an Israeli minister, it removed the Third Intifada app from the iTunes store.

“We removed this app from the App Store because it violates the developer guidelines by being offensive to large groups of people,” an Apple spokesman said Wednesday evening.

Section 19 of Apple’s App Store policy says: “Apps containing references or commentary about a religious, cultural or ethnic group that are defamatory, offensive, mean-spirited or likely to expose the targeted group to harm or violence will be rejected.”

http://www.cultofmac.com/apple-pulled-intifada-app-for-violating-developer-guidelines/102072

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Pardon? I just commented that despite their boasts, I don't think the iPhone 4 "changed everything. again".

It's a good phone, but I don't think anyone seriously thinks it really changed everything, do they?

Are you really stupid enough to think a company is gonna release a phone with the slogan 'this changes nothing'?! It's marketing, getting bent out of shape over it is infantile to the extreme.

 

[editor]

Are you really stupid enough to think a company is gonna release a phone with the slogan 'this changes nothing'?! It's marketing, getting bent out of shape over it is infantile to the extreme.

There are a large selection of other, less boastful, slogans available, you know.

Oh, and this small observation was neither "infantile" or "stupid," so please calm down.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Apple take down anti-Israeli app in 24 hours, a decision which has been widely reported:

Their app store, their corporate right. *shrugs* On a political level I can see this causing some consternation amongst my pro-Palestine friends but in consumer terms I doubt it'll have much impact.

 

[elbows]

Why do I keep reading about marketing here? Marketing sucks, I go out of my way to avoid it, its all bollocks, who cares if Apple lay it on thick, its all shit at the end of the day, no matter how you spread it.

 

[editor]

Why do I keep reading about marketing here? Marketing sucks, I go out of my way to avoid it, its all bollocks, who cares if Apple lay it on thick, its all shit at the end of the day, no matter how you spread it.

Marketing has played a massive part in Apple's success, so I'd say it's a relevant topic for discussion.

 

[Kanda]

Is it really worth discussing the merits of particular marketing slogans though??

Maybe start a new thread about wanky marketing terms encompassing all companies. I'm sure it's not Apple specific...

 

[FridgeMagnet]

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Why do I keep reading about marketing here? Marketing sucks, I go out of my way to avoid it, its all bollocks, who cares if Apple lay it on thick, its all shit at the end of the day, no matter how you spread it.

Because some people see marketing as a character trait rather than what it is, a business practice...